Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.0066 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Gambia is 0.0066 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and up 283.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.018 kg per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 kg per person, in 2014.
Gambia ranks 59th of 143 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.002 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0038 kg per person | +94.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0056 kg per person | +46.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0072 kg per person | +29.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0088 kg per person | +21.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0094 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 0.01 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0105 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 0.011 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0114 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0119 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0122 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0126 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0129 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0132 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0134 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0136 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0138 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0139 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.014 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0141 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0141 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0141 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.014 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.014 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0143 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0146 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0143 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0139 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0118 kg per person | -15.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0118 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0109 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0113 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0114 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0109 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0079 kg per person | -27.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0098 kg per person | +24.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0097 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0124 kg per person | +27.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0093 kg per person | -24.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0091 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0088 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0086 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0108 kg per person | +25.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0129 kg per person | +19.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0149 kg per person | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0167 kg per person | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 0.018 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0158 kg per person | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0158 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0113 kg per person | -28.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0072 kg per person | -35.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0017 kg per person | -76.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0021 kg per person | +25.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0035 kg per person | +63.2% |
| 2017 | 0.005 kg per person | +45.8% |
| 2018 | 0.006 kg per person | +19.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0068 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0076 kg per person | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0073 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0073 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0066 kg per person | -9.4% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.0066 kg per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0037 kg per person, 1.8× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.0066 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0011 kg per person, 6.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +94.7% | 0.002 kg per person | 0.0038 kg per person |
| 2013 | -76.3% | 0.0072 kg per person | 0.0017 kg per person |
| 2016 | +63.2% | 0.0021 kg per person | 0.0035 kg per person |
| 1963 | +46.0% | 0.0038 kg per person | 0.0056 kg per person |
| 2017 | +45.8% | 0.0035 kg per person | 0.005 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0076 kg per person | 0.002 kg per person | 0.011 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0129 kg per person | 0.0114 kg per person | 0.0139 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0141 kg per person | 0.0139 kg per person | 0.0146 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0108 kg per person | 0.0079 kg per person | 0.0124 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0125 kg per person | 0.0086 kg per person | 0.018 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0061 kg per person | 0.0017 kg per person | 0.0158 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0072 kg per person | 0.0066 kg per person | 0.0076 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More environment data for Gambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.366 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9281 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Gambia?
- Horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Gambia was 0.0066 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.018 kg per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 kg per person in 2014.
- How does Gambia rank for horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Gambia ranks 59th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
- Is horses — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 283.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Horses — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Horses — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.